Your Money: A Guide to Augusta Money Matters

As a local government, Augusta has many responsibilities where financial accountability is concerned. Several types of documents are available at the links below to illustrate Augusta's financial position.
budget

Budget Documents

A budget is a systematic plan for the expenditure of resources. Augusta's Commission is required to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year prior to the ending of the current one. Once the budget has been adopted by the Board of Commissioners, it becomes a work plan of objectives to be accomplished during the next fiscal year.

Augusta also uses the CityWatch online tool in order to permit inquiry into past and current budgets.
revenues

Audited Financial Statements

In general terms, an audit is the examination of the financial report of an organization by a person, group, or agency that is independent of the organization. The purpose of the audit is to form a view on whether the information presented in the financial report, taken as a whole, reflects the financial position of the organization at a given date.
check

Check Register

Augusta's check register is posted monthly in order to provide a snapshot of checks that have been cut in the course of business. Checks are created in order to pay invoices from contractors, suppliers, and vendors, reimbursements to employees, travel advances, refunds, etc. Click here to see the list of Check Registers that are available for online viewing.
budget2

BudgetWatch Budget Lookup Tool

This program provides the user with a live look at Augusta's current budget status.  You can search for various departmental budgets and view budget vs. actual figures for a year of your choosing.

penny

SPLOST (Featuring NEW SPLOST 7 information!)

The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) authorizes a county tax of 1% on items subject to the state sales tax for funding capital projects.
mr

Millage Rate Information